}}{{tnr}}'''Tim Greimel''' is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]], representing District 29.

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}}{{tnr}}'''Tim Greimel''' is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]], representing District 29 since 2012. He currently serves as the [[State House Minority Leader|Minority Leader]].

He was first elected in the [[State legislative special elections, 2012#February 28, 2012|February 28, 2012 special election]]. The special election was called to fill the vacancy created when [[Tim Melton]] (D) resigned in August to take a position at [http://www.studentsfirst.org/pages/about-students-first StudentsFirst], a group promoting public education reform.<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/08/auburn_hills_state_rep_tim_mel.html ''Mlive,'' "Auburn Hills state Rep. Tim Melton will resign to take job with national education group," August 30, 2011]</ref>

He was first elected in the [[State legislative special elections, 2012#February 28, 2012|February 28, 2012 special election]]. The special election was called to fill the vacancy created when [[Tim Melton]] (D) resigned in August to take a position at [http://www.studentsfirst.org/pages/about-students-first StudentsFirst], a group promoting public education reform.<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/08/auburn_hills_state_rep_tim_mel.html ''Mlive,'' "Auburn Hills state Rep. Tim Melton will resign to take job with national education group," August 30, 2011]</ref>

Greimel won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012|Michigan House of Representatives]] District 29. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated [[Briann Stebick]] (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/12PRI/12PRI_CL.HTM ''Michigan Department of State'' "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," Accessed June 5, 2012]</ref>

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Greimel won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012|Michigan House of Representatives]] District 29. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated [[Brian Stebick]] (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/12PRI/12PRI_CL.HTM ''Michigan Department of State'' "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," Accessed June 5, 2012]</ref>

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Special

Greimel defeated Bob Gray (R) in the special election on February 28, 2012. Greimel won by a margin of 7,056-2,114. Both candidates won contested primaries on November 8, 2011.[4][5]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 29, Special Election, 2012

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Tim Greimel

76.9%

7,056

Republican

Bob Gray

23.1%

2,114

Total Votes

9,170

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Greimel is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Greimel raised a total of $123,776 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 1, 2013.[6]